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In-game Events are held annually, and for one-time promotional purposes. Events often come with special game modes, as well as limited trophies, cosmetic items and more.

Annual Events

Diretide

This event takes place every year around Halloween.

Event Banner Date
Diretide 2012 Diretide 2012 10/30/2012–
11/14/2012
Diretide 2013 Diretide 2013 11/14/2013–
11/28/2013
Diretide 2014 Not Held -
Diretide 2015 Not Held
(Haunted Colosseum released instead)
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Diretide 2016 Not Held
(The Twin Forks released instead)
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Frostivus

This event takes place every year around Christmas.

Event Banner Date
Frostivus 2012 Banner-frostivus2012 12/19/2012–
01/04/2013
Frostivus 2013 Banner-frostivus2013 12/12/2013–
01/06/2014
Frostivus 2014 Not Held -
Frostivus 2015 Not Held -
Frostivus 2016 Not Held -
Frostivus 2017 Main Page Giant Banner Frostivus 2017 12/14/2017-
1/03/2018

New Bloom

This event takes place every year around Chinese New Year.

Event Banner Date
New Bloom 2014 Banner-newbloom2014 01/29/2014–
02/20/2014
New Bloom 2015 Banner-newbloom2015 02/12/2015–
03/02/2015
New Bloom 2016 Path of the blossom 02/05/2016–
02/15/2016
New Bloom 2017 Not Held
(Dark Moon released instead)
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New Bloom 2018 Not Held
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Season Pass Events

2016

Event Banner Date
Winter 2016 Winter2016 bp banner HD 01/27/2016–
03/30/2016
Summer 2016 Ti6 bp banner HD 05/16/2016–
08/30/2016-
Fall 2016 Fall2016 bp banner HD 10/05/2016–
01/02/2017-

2017

Event Banner Date
Winter 2017 Winter 2017 BP Banner 01/26/2017–
05/01/2017
Summer 2017 Ti7 BP Banner 05/04/2017–
09/18/2017

2018

Event Banner Date
Dota Plus Dota Plus Banner 03/13/2018

Special Events

Event Banner Date
Nemesis Assassin
Event
Nemesis-assassin-header 11/20/2014–
12/07/2014
Dark Moon
Event
Dark Moon Banner 01/26/2017–
02/06/2017
Siltbreaker
Campaign
Siltbreaker banner 06/08/2017–
09/18/2017
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